History Characters / DemonBlade

* BadassNormal: [[spoiler:Now an EmpoweredBadassNormal.]]

* ThanatosGambit [[spoiler:What do you do when you're about to die just one soul short of achieving your ultimate goal? Use your own soul to finish the job)]]

* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler:All the souls composing Faust's body are held together by a stone. After the stone is broken, he becomes significantly weaker.]]
* BeamOWar: [[spoiler:Has one with Diablo.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Serves as the cause and the final opponent in the Faustian Cult arc, despite Dios being the main antagonist for most of it.]]
* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler:Having no physical body or brain, he has no control over his own soul, and thinks of nothing other than absorbing more souls after he's resurrected.]]
* FingerGun: [[spoiler:Can fire lasers from his fingers.]]
* ImmuneToBullets: [[spoiler:Doesn't even flinch when shot by the military's tanks.]]
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: [[spoiler:The reason Dios caused the deaths of so many people was to completely rebuild Faust's body out of their souls.]]
* ShapeshifterGuiltTrip: [[spoiler:Creates an illusion of Carl's wife to distract him... and then kill him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler

* OlderThanTheyLook: Natsuki is older than Hinako or Michiko (by one year), but is flat as a board.

Loki and Heimdall's superior, and the first of Dios' Four Avatars. [[spoiler:He's actually been looking for a warrior qualified to take down the cult, while deliberately hindering them from within.
His first name is Isaac.]]

* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler:Both of his arms are made of metal.]]

* LightningBruiser: One of the few enemies to well and truly ''defeat'' Diablo in battle, mainly due to being both fast enough to hit him, and strong enough to knock him against a wall with a mere hook.

* NationalStereotypes: The only Aussie in Tengu Town... who also wears a slouch hat, [[VerbalTic constantly ends sentences with "mate"]], and carries '''a big knoife.'''

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* LoneWolfBoss: Not mentioned as having any connection to Mephisto or any of his generals so far.

* WolverineClaws: Has a pair of these [[spoilers:hidden in his bionic arms]] in case he runs out of bullets.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoilers:Jumps between Diablo and Dios to save the former from being impaled on the latter's lance.]]

A list of characters from Tropers/CrazedNinja's Webcomic/DemonBlade.

Diablo is a JerkAss who, while his goals seem noble, he's really only aiming for them to satisfy his own needs. He doesn't fight crime because he wants his village to be safe, he does it for the money. He isn't trying to take down the ReligionOfEvil to stop them from [[SealedEvilInACan opening the sealed evil can]], he's just doing it so they don't take ''his'' soul. He didn't rescue his client's daughter because he genuinely cares for her life, he's just interested in getting a tip.

%%%* BadassCape

%%%* CombatPragmatist

%%%%* HeroesPreferSwords:
%%%* TheHero

That loon who's always inventing crazy things, Dr. Suno also runs a clinic. However, he was also an officer for the EvilEmpire, and built many a HumongousMecha for their use, a decision he deeply regrets. He opened his clinic to save as many lives as he could after indirectly claiming so many.

* BadassBookworm

* HeelFaceTurn
* HumongousMecha Doesn't pilot one himself, but has built many before.

* LetsGetDangerous: He isn't a fighter at heart, but if he's forced to, he'll use [[MiniMecha Silver Visage]] to ''Kick. Your. Ass.''

* MiniMecha: His personal mecha is the smallest one he's built.
* OlderSidekick: About the closest thing to a sidekick Diablo has.

* ThemeNaming: His family has a bird theme going on. "Taka" means "Hawk", while his surname means "Of the nest".

* ActionGirl

* BareFistedMonk

* CuteBruiser

* LittleMissBadass
* MusclesAreMeaningless

* ThemeNaming: Continuing the bird theme mentioned in her father's example above, "Hina" means "Chick". However, she and ThoseTwoGuys also have names containing the Japanese words for "sun", "earth" and "moon" respectively.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Between herself, Michiko and Natsuki, Hinako is the youngest, but arguably the most mature of the three.

* BadassNormal

* ChekhovsGunman: She doesn't immediately appear to be one of the main characters.

* GenderBlenderName: Sort of. Michiko's first name is pretty feminine, but in Japanese culture (which most citizens of Tengu Town live by), only family members and the closest of friends are usually on a FirstNameBasis, and her last name is Baki, which as a first name would be masculine.
* GirlishPigtails
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: An {{omake}} strip reveals that she wears fox-print panties.

* SeriesMascot: Michiko may not be the main character or even a very important one, but she is the author's favorite, and it definitely shows in his deviantART gallery, to the point where one of his New Year's resolutions for 2011 was to draw ''less'' of her.
* TagalongKid
* TeacherStudentRomance: In a one-sided example, Michiko has a crush on Diablo, her swordplay teacher.
* TookALevelInBadass (She goes from being a DistressedDamsel to a competent fencer, and even saves ''Diablo'' at one point)
* ThemeNaming: See Hinako's example above.
* ThoseTwoGuys: [[ChekhovsGunman Subverted.]]

* YaoiFangirl
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: She's slightly curvier than your average 12-year-old.

* BadassBeard
* BadassLongcoat

* DyingMomentOfAwesome

* HumongousMecha
* MajorlyAwesome

* PapaWolf

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple.

%%%* {{Housewife}}

%%%* AbsoluteCleavage: Yes, he somehow manages this even though he's ''a guy''
%%* BareYourMidriff
%%* BunnyEarsLawyer
%%%* CampGay

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass / BewareTheNiceOnes: Messing with Ivory's family is like sticking your hand in a toaster. It's just not a good idea.

* {{Homage}}: To Leeron from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. His hairstyle and manner of dress are a parody of [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].

%%%* PeekABangs

Hinako's other best friend who [[LesYay may or may not want to make out with her]].
%%%* CatSmile
%%%* CuteLittleFangs

%%%* PluckyComicRelief
%%%* SchoolgirlLesbians

* StalkerWithACrush: PlayedForLaughs when she reveals in a non-canon ad for the shop that she'd looked through Michiko's panty drawer.
%%* ThemeNaming:
%%* ThoseTwoGuys
%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Green.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Uniform of green, gold and purple, with a subtle hint of space-related imagery.]]
* FourStarBadass

* TheGlassesComeOff: [[spoiler:Much like [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Aizen]], she's seen without eyewear far more often after her [[TheReveal reveal]].]]

* IWasQuiteALooker

* TheMole
* TheStoic
* StoicSpectacles

* AwesomeMcCoolname}}: ''Caesar King.''
%%%* BadassBeard
%%%* BaldOfAwesome
* {{Expy}} (Back when he had hair, he looked remarkably like one of the author's ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' fan-characters.)
%%%* HairTodayGoneTomorrow

%%%* WildHair: [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow Back when he actually had hair.]]

The friendly ramen stand owner who always listens to Diablo's problems while cooking him some bitchin' noodles.
* CrazyPrepared
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Was going to be killed off anyway, but it was done sooner than originally intended because the author hated drawing him.]]
* NationalStereotypes

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: His name seriously doesn't mean anything.
* ScaryShinyGlasses
* SternTeacher

* BadassInANiceSuit

* BreathWeapon
* TheFaceless Played with: His face is all black aside from his red, glowing eyes, even in broad daylight. Early chapters darkened the background of every frame he was in, but this stopped after his second fight with Diablo.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom
* GoodOldFisticuffs
* LaughablyEvil
* MagicPants
* MrExposition: Loki's tendancy to reveal things about the Faustian Cult that he shouldn't is parodied when he tells Diablo in an almost casual manner how to open the secret entrance to their hideout.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
* OneWingedAngel
* OnlyOneName

* SlasherSmile Tends to telegraph his attacks with a huge grin and widening eyes.
* ThemeNaming Loki and Heimdall were named after Norse deities.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting
* TheWorfBarrage: His "[[BreathWeapon ultimate attack]]" couldn't hit the broadside of a barn. Diablo even manages to dodge it in a narrow tunnel.

* AlmightyJanitor: [[spoiler:Despite his low rank, it turns out he's deadlier than many of his own superiors.)]]
* ArtificialLimbs

* CoatHatMask

* {{Gonk}} [[spoiler:His old face.]]

* TheGunslinger

* MaskOfPower

* OneWingedAngel
* PerpetualFrowner: Wears a tragedy mask.

* ThemeNaming: Loki and Heimdall were named after Norse deities)

* WhiteMaskOfDoom
* WolverineClaws

!![[spoiler:Isaac]] Dogma
Loki and Heimdall's superior, and the first of Dios' Four Avatars. [[spoiler:He's actually been looking for a warrior qualified to take down the cult, while deliberately hindering them from within.]]

* CoolShades

* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:After he's stabbed by Heimdall. He can't use his right arm, but he can ''still'' kick your ass. [[IncrediblyLamePun Literally.]]]]
* HeroicSacrifice

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
* MusclesAreMeaningless

* ReverseMole

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally.

Local yakuza boss, and the second of Dios' Four Avatars. He strikes a deal with Diablo and Dr. Suno after [[spoiler:Hinako is poisoned]].
%%%* AfroAsskicker
%%* BigOlEyebrows

%%* FunnyAfro
%%* GagNose
%%* TheNapoleon
%%* OnlyOneName
%%%* OurGoblinsAreDifferent
* PintSizedPowerhouse (One of the shortest characters in the series, but has enough striking force to send a MiniMecha flying.)

%%* WalkingShirtlessScene
%%%* {{Yakuza}}

* AnimalStereotypes: So very [[HotBlooded inverted]].
* BarefootCartoonAnimal
* ButtMonkey
* HotBlooded
* {{Kitsune}}

* OnlyOneName
* {{Yakuza}}

* {{Acrofatic}}

* BarefootCartoonAnimal
* OnlyOneName

* {{Tanuki}}
* {{Yakuza}}

* BareFistedMonk

* BruceLeeClone
* CastingAShadow
* DeusExitMachina [[spoiler:Twice in one segment is Jay thrown out of commission; first he has to haul Heimdall to the police, and then within the same chapter that he comes back, he gets locked out of Dios' chamber.]]
* EyepatchOfPower
* FriendToAllChildren
* GentleGiant (Appears to have a soft spot for children.
* HeelFaceTurn
* MeaningfulName: "Schlag" means "strike" in German.
* TheVonTropeFamily

* AxCrazy
* BewareMyStingerTail

* {{Cyborg}}
* EvilGenius
* GoodScarsEvilScars
* HandicappedBadass
* HighClassGlass
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: Also has a buzzsaw attached to his tail.
* LargeHam: Per [=SFMZero=], his voice actor in the upcoming dub of the comic.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
* OnlyOneName

* BrokenFaceplate [[spoiler:After charging face first into a shadow ball from Jay.]]
* BrotherSisterTeam [[spoiler:With Heimdall.]]
* TheChessmaster
* TheDragon
* DramaticUnmask
* [[HoistByTheiOwnPetard: [[spoiler:She was fine until Panzer Hades blew up on her.]]
* KnifeNut
* KnightOfCerebus Zula's first appearance is the exact moment the comic starts to get serious, by [[spoiler:[[ShooOutTheClowns killing Loki]]]].
* LetsYouAndHimFight
* TheMafia [[spoiler:She and Heimdall were part of the American Mafia, but got new identities in order to flee the country.]]
* ManipulativeBastard
* MaskOfPower
* MonsterClown
* PerpetualSmiler: Wears a comedy mask.
* SamusIsAGirl
* SmugSuper
* SuperWindowJump [[spoiler:Mere seconds before her death.]]
* {{Troll}} Takes great joy in creating a HopeSpot for the heroes whenever possible, then crushing that hope into a fine powder.

* WhiteMaskOfDoom

* BadassCape
* BadassMustache
* BigBad
* BodySnatcher: [[spoiler:That EvilOverlord in the prologue? Yeah, that was this guy's doing as well.]]
* ExtraOreDinary

* FingerGun (Can turn the iron in his blood into bullets which he fires from his fingers.)

* ManlyGay: Technically, due to WordOfGay
* MeaningfulName Dios means "[[GodIsEvil god]]" in Spanish; both a direct contrast with Diablo's "[[SatanIsGood devil]]" and a reference to his attempt at resurrecting Faust.
* ReligionOfEvil

* GreaterScopeVillan: [[spoiler:Serves as the cause and final opponent in the Faustian Cult arc, despite Dios being the main antagonist for most of it.]]

* {{Homage}}: His hair is deliberately drawn to resemble ''SonicTheHedgehog'', as a nod to the [[FanFic very, very early drafts]] of the comic.

* BadassBeard
* BadassGrandpa
* BaldOfAwesome

* HairTodayGoneTomorrow

* WildHair: [[HairTodayGoneTomorrow Back when he actually had hair.]]

* AfroAsskicker
* BadassGrandpa: He's middle-aged even by goblin standards.
* BigOlEyebrows

* FunnyAfro
* GagNose
* TheNapoleon
* OnlyOneName
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent

* WalkingShirtlessScene
* {{Yakuza}}

* BadassCape

* CombatPragmatist

* HalfHumanHybrid: Deconstructed. Due to high tension between humans and demons, Diablo's father had to keep him a secret from the world, and in the present day, he has to conceal his demon traits when he goes out in public.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Probably the first hint that he's not such a bad guy.
* TheHero

* {{Housewife}}

* AbsoluteCleavage: Yes, he somehow manages this even though he's ''a guy''
* BareYourMidriff
* BunnyEarsLawyer
* CampGay

* PeekABangs

* CatSmile
* CuteLittleFangs

* PluckyComicRelief
* SchoolgirlLesbians

* ThemeNaming: See Hinako's example.
* ThoseTwoGuys
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Green.

* BandageBabe (After having his wounds treated by Hinako from his battle with Dios)
* BloodUpgrade (Making him bleed his own blood is arguably the fastest way to lose in a fight against him.)
* BrainsAndBrawn (Diablo's got the brawn, Dr. Suno's got the brains.)

* GlassCannon (Ends fights quickly, but tends to take a while to recover after taking just one or two hits.)
* GoodIsNotNice (Becomes this after he has something to protect.)
* HalfHumanHybrid (Deconstructed. Due to high tension between humans and demons, Diablo's father had to keep him a secret from the world, and in the present day, he has to conceal his demon traits when he goes out in public.)
* HeroesPreferSwords (Probably the first hint that he's not such a bad guy.)

* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon (His sword is a rapier. However, he often creates an energy blade around it so he can slash with it.)
* KatanasAreJustBetter (Variation: His sword changes shape depending on who holds it, and it's a rapier in Diablo's hands, but he usually creates a katana-shaped energy blade around it when he fights seriously.)
* MeaningfulName ("Diablo" and "Tsurugi" mean "Devil" and "Sword" in Spanish and Japanese, respectively.)
* RedOniBlueOni (Diablo is a Red Oni, and has had both Dr. Suno and Dogma for Blue Oni.)
* ShirtlessScene (Courtesy of Yara-ma-yha-who and [[CovertPervert much to Michiko's delight]], Diablo takes off his soaked shirt to increase his mobility.)

* SmallNameBigEgo (At first)
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs (Insists that Dogma call him "Tsurugi the Great")
* TrademarkFavoriteFood (Kitsune udon; noodles with fried tofu on top)
* WhatTheHellHero (Hinako calls Diablo out on his selfish reasons for wanting to fight Dios alone.)

* BeehiveBarrier (Silver Visage is equipped with one.)
* BrainsAndBrawn (Dr. Suno's got the brains, Diablo's got the brawn.)

* HumongousMecha (Doesn't pilot one himself, but has built many before.)
* LegCannon (Silver Visage's main form of attack is a pair of plasma cannons that double as its legs.)
* LetsGetDangerous (He isn't a fighter at heart, but if he's forced to, he'll use [[MiniMecha Silver Visage]] to ''Kick. Your. Ass.'')
* MayDecemberRomance (He's 12 years older than his wife.)
* MiniMecha (His personal mecha is the smallest one he's built.)
* OlderSidekick (About the closest thing to a sidekick Diablo has.)
* RedOniBlueOni (One of the Blue Oni to Diablo's Red Oni.)
* RenaissanceMan (Currently a medical doctor, formerly a military engineer. Appears to have a strong interest in demon biology as well.)
* ThemeNaming (His family has a bird theme going on. "Taka" means "Hawk", while his surname means "Of the nest".)

* BadassNormal ([[spoiler:Now an EmpoweredBadassNormal.]])

* BettyAndVeronica (The Veronica to Michiko's Betty.)
* CombatMedic (Inverted; she's primarily a fighter, but being the daughter of the best doctor in town does give her enough medical knowledge to support her allies.)

* FirstNameBasis (After she is cured of [[spoiler:her poison from Loki]], Diablo starts to call her by her given name.)

* [[spoiler:PlayingWithFire (She learns pyrokinesis while training under Jay.)]]
* ThemeNaming (Continuing the bird theme mentioned in her father's example above, "Hina" means "Chick". However, she and ThoseTwoGuys also have names containing the Japanese words for "sun", "earth" and "moon" respectively.)

* BettyAndVeronica (The Betty to Hinako's Veronica.)
* ChekhovsGunman (She doesn't immediately appear to be one of the main characters.)

* GenderBlenderName (Sort of. Michiko's first name is pretty feminine, but in Japanese culture (which most citizens of Tengu Town live by), only family members and the closest of friends are usually on a FirstNameBasis, and her last name is Baki, which as a first name would be masculine.)

* GoofyPrintUnderwear (An {{omake}} strip reveals that she wears fox-print panties.)
* LickedByTheDog (One of the few characters whose first impression of Diablo is a good one.)
* LuminescentBlush (Very, very prone to this, especially when it comes to Diablo.)

* SeriesMascot (Michiko may not be the main character or even a very important one, but she is the author's favorite, and it definitely shows in his deviantART gallery, to the point where one of his New Year's resolutions for 2011 was to draw ''less'' of her.)

* TeacherStudentRomance (In a one-sided example, Michiko has a crush on Diablo, her swordplay teacher.)

* ThemeNaming (See Hinako's example above)
* ThoseTwoGuys ([[ChekhovsGunman Subverted]])
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend (Toward Diablo, though [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend she'll insist]] that she's a Violently Protective Student instead.)

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]

* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome]]
* {{Expy}} (Of the protagonist from the author's ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' fanworks.)

* {{Homage}} (His design pays homage to both [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo Ikari]] and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Van Hohenheim]]. Particularly the beard and face in both cases.)

* TheRival (To Dr. Suno)

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]

* MayDecemberRomance (She's 12 years younger than her husband)
* ThemeNaming (Going with the other bird names, Tsubame means "swallow")

* AbsoluteCleavage (Yes, he somehow manages this even though he's ''a guy'')

* TheCaptain (although he's more known for [[TheEngineer his mechanical skills]] than performing as a captain.)
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass / BewareTheNiceOnes (Messing with Ivory's family is like sticking your hand in a toaster. It's just not a good idea.)

* GenderBlenderName (Averted; Believe it or not, Ivory is actually a unisex name.)
* {{Homage}} (To Leeron from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. His hairstyle and manner of dress are a parody of [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].)

* {{Expy}} (Unintentional, but her cat-like features, mischievously playful personality and flat chest bear quite a resemblance to [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Etna]].)

* ShipperOnDeck (Natsuki will tease both Hinako and Michiko about Diablo whenever either of them mention him in conversation.)
* StalkerWithACrush (PlayedForLaughs when she reveals in a non-canon ad for the shop that she'd looked through Michiko's panty drawer.)
* ThemeNaming (See Hinako's example)

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

* {{Foreshadowing}} ([[spoiler:Uniform of green, gold and purple, with a subtle hint of space-related imagery.]])

* [[spoiler:FreudianExcuse (The reason she wants to make Carl suffer so badly is because she's jealous of his family life.)]]
* TheGlassesComeOff ([[spoiler:Much like [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Aizen]], she's seen without eyewear far more often after her [[TheReveal reveal]].]])
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes (Wears a jacket with buttons that form ''a big dipper.'')

* MadeOfIron (Diablo even references the trope by name when he mentions it.)
* [[spoiler:TheMole]]

* {{Awesome McCoolname}} (''Caesar King.'')

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed (WordOfGod says he was drawn with Creator/PatrickStewart on the brain.)
* WildHair ([[HairTodayGoneTomorrow Back when he actually had hair.]])

* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim (Was going to be killed off anyway, but it was done sooner than originally intended because the author hated drawing him.)]]

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign (His name seriously doesn't mean anything.)

* ArrogantKungFuGuy (Honestly believes he's the strongest guy in his unit, when he's actually one the weakest monks in the entire cult.)

* BewareMyStingerTail (He can grow one, complete with poison. This becomes a plot point later.)

* [[spoiler:[[DeathEqualsRedemption Death Equals]] EnemyMine]]
* TheFaceless (Played with: His face is all black aside from his red, glowing eyes, even in broad daylight. Early chapters darkened the background of every frame he was in, but this stopped after his second fight with Diablo.)

* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel]]

* PlayingWithFire (Never shown doing it during a battle, but he uses it to escape after his first fight against Diablo, and in the AprilFoolsDay chapter he lights a cigarette this way.)
* TheRival (To Diablo.)
* SlasherSmile (Tends to telegraph his attacks with a huge grin and widening eyes.)
* ThemeNaming (Loki and Heimdall were named after Norse deities)

* TheWorfBarrage (His "[[BreathWeapon ultimate attack]]" couldn't hit the broadside of a barn. Diablo even manages to dodge it in a narrow tunnel.)

* [[spoiler:AlmightyJanitor (Despite his low rank, it turns out he's deadlier than many of his own superiors.)]]
* [[spoiler:ArtificialLimbs]]
* [[{{Bishonen}} Biseinen]] (With his mask off, anyway)
* [[spoiler:BrotherSisterTeam (With Zula.)]]

* [[spoiler:CombatTentacles (In his Poseidon form)]]
* [[spoiler:TheDragon (By default after Zula's death)]]
* [[spoiler:{{Gonk}} (His old face)]]
* [[spoiler:GoodScarsEvilScars (He had a scar across the bridge of his nose until he got a new face.)]]

* IHaveManyNames (He is also known as [[spoiler:Luigi Marino (his birth name) and Bruno Ferrari (the false identity he used to flee from America.)]])
* [[spoiler:TheMafia (He and Zula were part of the American Mafia, but got new identities in order to flee the country.)]]
* [[spoiler:MakingASplash (Thanks to the Poseidon)]]
* [[spoiler:MaskOfPower]]

* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel]]
* PerpetualFrowner (Wears a tragedy mask)

* ThemeNaming (Loki and Heimdall were named after Norse deities)
* WhiteHairBlackHeart (Even [[spoiler:watching his own sister die right in front of him]] didn't seem to faze him.)

* [[spoiler:WolverineClaws]]

* AffablyEvil [[spoiler:(Justified since the "Evil" part is just an act anyway.)]]

* ExtremityExtremist (Dogma almost exclusively uses kicks. In fact, [[spoiler:the battle where he loses use of his right arm is the one fight in which he's ever shown throwing a punch.]])
* [[spoiler:HandicappedBadass: After he's stabbed by Heimdall. He can't use his right arm, but he can ''still'' kick your ass. [[IncrediblyLamePun Literally.]]]]
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* {{Homage}} (His hair is deliberately drawn to resemble ''SonicTheHedgehog'', as a nod to the [[FanFic very, very early drafts]] of the comic.)
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure (His father was a cop who had a strong sense of justice.)

* [[spoiler:ReverseMole]]
* [[spoiler:ScarsAreForever (After his fight with Diablo, he's shown with faint claw scars on his face.)]]
* SunglassesAtNight (He even wears them in ''the cold, dark depths of Dios' hideout.'')
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair (Literally.)

* BadassGrandpa (He's middle-aged even by goblin standards.)

* TheBrute (Despite his small size, he's able to kick [[MiniMecha Silver Visage]] across the room.)

* TerribleTrio (The leader of one; Touya and Ishimaru are his subordinates.)

* AnimalStereotypes (So very [[HotBlooded inverted]])

* MustHaveNicotine (Once he's in jail, he often complains about not having cigarettes.)

* TheAlcoholic (Not as bad as Touya's smoking addiction, though, since he's more often than not seen ''without'' a bottle of alcohol.)

* SatelliteCharacter (Has so far only been seen with Touya and/or Yaibato.)

* [[spoiler:DeusExitMachina (Twice in one segment is Jay thrown out of commission; first he has to haul Heimdall to the police, and then within the same chapter that he comes back, he gets locked out of Dios' chamber.)]]

* [[spoiler:FriendToAllChildren]]
* [[spoiler:GentleGiant (Appears to have a soft spot for children.)]]
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]
* MeaningfulName ("Schlag" means "strike" in German)

* ArtificialLimbs (Has a metal arm ''on his face'')

* [[BewareMyStingerTail Beware My Buzzsaw Tail]]

* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon (Also has a buzzsaw attached to his tail.)
* LargeHam (Per [=SFMZero=], his voice actor in the upcoming dub of the comic.)

* [[spoiler:BrokenFaceplate (After charging face first into a shadow ball from Jay.)]]
* [[spoiler:BrotherSisterTeam (With Heimdall.)]]

* [[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]] (She was fine until Panzer Hades blew up on her.)]]

* KnightOfCerebus (Zula's first appearance is the exact moment the comic starts to get serious, by [[spoiler:[[ShooOutTheClowns killing Loki]]]].)

* [[spoiler:TheMafia (She and Heimdall were part of the American Mafia, but got new identities in order to flee the country.)]]

* [[spoiler:MaskOfPower]]

* PerpetualSmiler (Wears a comedy mask)
* [[spoiler:SamusIsAGirl]]

* [[spoiler:SuperWindowJump (Mere seconds before her death.)]]
* Troll (Takes great joy in creating a HopeSpot for the heroes whenever possible, then crushing that hope into a fine powder.)
* [[spoiler:VillainousBreakdown: Subverted. Once again, she's trolling.]]

* [[spoiler:BodySnatcher: That EvilOverlord in the prologue? Yeah, that was this guy's doing as well.]]

* FaceFramedInShadow (Until it's revealed in [[ThirteenIsUnlucky chapter 13]], anyway.)

* ManlyGay (Technically, due to WordOfGay)
* MeaningfulName (Dios means "[[GodIsEvil god]]" in Spanish; both a direct contrast with Diablo's "[[SatanIsGood devil]]" and a reference to his attempt at resurrecting Faust.)

* SlouchOfVillainy (When Diablo finally reaches his chamber.)
* [[spoiler:TheStarscream (To Mephisto)]]
* [[spoiler:ThanatosGambit (What do you do when you're about to die just one soul short of achieving your ultimate goal? Use your own soul to finish the job!)]]

* [[spoiler:VillainsDyingGrace: After he realizes that his attempt to play God did more harm than good, he decides the least he can do is help destroy the abomination he created.]]

* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: He's killed countless numbers of people, but he claims even more would die if Mephisto is allowed to live for too long.]]

* [[spoiler:AttackItsWeakPoint (All the souls composing Faust's body are held together by a stone. After the stone is broken, he becomes significantly weaker.)]]
* [[spoiler:BeamOWar (Has one with Diablo.)]]
* [[spoiler:BiggerBad (Serves as the heroes' final opponent in the Faustian Cult arc, despite Dios being the main antagonist for most of it.)]]
* [[spoiler:CameBackWrong (Having no physical body or brain, he has no control over his own soul, and thinks of nothing other than absorbing more souls after he's resurrected.)]]
* [[spoiler:FingerGun (Can fire lasers from his fingers.)]]
* [[spoiler:ImmuneToBullets (Doesn't even flinch when shot by the military's tanks.)]]
* [[spoiler:ManySpiritsInsideOfOne (The reason Dios caused the deaths of so many people was to completely rebuild Faust's body out of their souls.)]]
* [[spoiler:ShapeshifterGuiltTrip (Creates an illusion of Carl's wife to distract him... and then kill him.)]]

* RedheadedHero

* {{Homage}} (To Leeron from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. His hairstyle and manner of dress are a parody of [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].)

* DarkChick (The only human in the FiveBadBand.)

* {{Homage}} (To Leeron from ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. His hairstyle and manner of dress are a parody of [[TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].)

* HotDad

* {{Expy}} (Of the protagonist from the author's {{Disgaea}} fanworks.)

* {{Expy}} (Unintentional, but her cat-like features, mischievously playful personality and flat chest bear quite a resemblance to [[{{Disgaea}} Etna]].)

* {{Expy}} (Back when he had hair, he looked remarkably like one of the author's ''{{Disgaea}}'' fan-characters.)

* HotMom (Not exactly intentional, as the artist admits he's just bad at drawing motherly figures)

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy ([[spoiler:Except he wasn't so pretty back in his mafia days!]])

* BadassLonghair

* BadassLonghair

* BadassLonghair

* BadassNormal ([[spoiler:Now a BadassAbnormal.]])

* {{Homage}} (His design pays homage to both [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo Ikari]] and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Van Hohenheim]]. Particularly the beard and face in both cases.)

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed (WordOfGod says he was drawn with PatrickStewart on the brain.)

* {{Homage}} (His design pays homage to both [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo Ikari]] and [[FullmetalAlchemist Van Hohenheim]]. Particularly the beard and face in both cases.)

* AntiHero ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiheroes Type III]].)